Low lighting and a microphone brings back memories of my 16 year old self tracking my first songs in my basement. In some ways so much has changed, but it still feels the same. I’ve spent almost half my life doing this but the process hasn’t really changed. Memories mixed with melodies.

I write & rewrite / play & replay / sing & resing

They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again with the same result. Sometimes you feel like you’re on the verge of that while recording records, until you realize that the outcome is always different. This is my life.

With influences like Bob Dylan and Jimmy Eat World, John Allred has been making music under the moniker "Allred" since the Summer of 2004. Originally from Connecticut, John found a new audience in Utah. A prolific songwriter with 7 full length records under his belt. Over 100,000 records sold independently worldwide and 500,000 song streams. He has toured extensively throughout the US and internationally as far as China.
Opening for such notable acts as:
Alex Goot, Augustana, Ben Folds, Blink 182, Collective Soul, Dashboard Confessional, Imagine Dragons, Jason Reeves, Matt Nathanson, Neon Trees, Parachute, The Rocket Summer, Relient K, Secondhand Serenade, Taking Back Sunday, Third Eye Blind, and Yellowcard.